ANR and another Eliasberg sale
Longacre
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Did anyone see that ANR is auctioning off a large collection of world coins from the Eliasberg collection? Here is an excerpt from their web site. I find this to be interesting for a few reasons:
(1) I believe that this is the first time that ANR has auctioned world coins in a major way.
(2) It gives collectors the opportunity to expand their collecting interests into a different genre.
(3) The association with Spink is very well thought out. So ANR is now associated with Stack's and with Spink. This gives them more of a world-wide clientele.
(4) I think this continues to show that ANR is able to move quickly and effectively to maximize opportunities (in other words, it is still small enough to be fleet of foot).
Anyone have any other thoughts?
Text from web site:
ANR is also pleased to announce its association with Spink in London who will also be contributing its staff and expertise to the project. Spink was founded in 1666, and have traded in coins since the middle of the 19th century. Spink are the Royal Medallists and also hold a number of Royal Warrants. In recent decades, Spink have broadened their services which now extend from advice on buying and selling, across auction and retail, to formal Valuations for estate planning and tax, making use of the 700 years combined experience in auction and retail among their staff. Spink will be supporting the promotion and marketing of the collection outside of the US using its network of clients, contacts and agents. For those clients who can not attend the sale in New York, there will be live audio links from their London saleroom allowing clients to hear the sale and bid…the first such arrangement for any transatlantic numismatic auction. Paul Barthaud, Executive Director of Spink, said “we are very excited by this unique sale and to be part of the fabulous story which is the Eliasberg collection. We are particularly pleased to be in association with ANR who include so many well known names from the world of American numismatics among their staff”.
(1) I believe that this is the first time that ANR has auctioned world coins in a major way.
(2) It gives collectors the opportunity to expand their collecting interests into a different genre.
(3) The association with Spink is very well thought out. So ANR is now associated with Stack's and with Spink. This gives them more of a world-wide clientele.
(4) I think this continues to show that ANR is able to move quickly and effectively to maximize opportunities (in other words, it is still small enough to be fleet of foot).
Anyone have any other thoughts?
Text from web site:
ANR is also pleased to announce its association with Spink in London who will also be contributing its staff and expertise to the project. Spink was founded in 1666, and have traded in coins since the middle of the 19th century. Spink are the Royal Medallists and also hold a number of Royal Warrants. In recent decades, Spink have broadened their services which now extend from advice on buying and selling, across auction and retail, to formal Valuations for estate planning and tax, making use of the 700 years combined experience in auction and retail among their staff. Spink will be supporting the promotion and marketing of the collection outside of the US using its network of clients, contacts and agents. For those clients who can not attend the sale in New York, there will be live audio links from their London saleroom allowing clients to hear the sale and bid…the first such arrangement for any transatlantic numismatic auction. Paul Barthaud, Executive Director of Spink, said “we are very excited by this unique sale and to be part of the fabulous story which is the Eliasberg collection. We are particularly pleased to be in association with ANR who include so many well known names from the world of American numismatics among their staff”.
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Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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It's very exciting; can I just say how spoiled I am to work here with all these fabulous consignors, coworkers, etc?
Jenna
ANR
thanks
These are coins that have not been previously auctioned as part of the 1982, 1996, or 1997 Eliasberg sales. Most have been off the market since before World War II.
There are nearly 3000 pieces, all world gold coins (no silver or copper, no US except for a few foreign gold pieces with US countermarks). While Louis Eliasberg Sr. was the only person to assemble a complete U.S. coin collection he was a passionate collector of foreign gold coins as well.
To answer your question, these are new pieces -- all had been locked in the bank vault in Baltimore and had not moved since 1976.
Stay tuned for more info ...
Betts medals, colonial coins, US Mint medals, foreign coins found in early America, and other numismatic Americana
<< <i>all world gold coins >>
kinda cool and a bummer (to me). I don't know world coins at all.
will be fun to watch the auction though.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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